Derek Warren Harms, a member of the Ghostriders motorcycle club, told detectives he and other Ghostriders had been invited to meet with members of the Bandidos to “work out prior misunderstandings,” court documents state.

He arrived at “Metal Fest” at Uncle Sam’s American Bar and Grill, 16003 Pacific Ave. S., with two others. The Bandidos participate in events for an umbrella fundraising group called Bikers Fighting Cancer.

Family members and friends are searching for an 18-year-old Spanaway man who hasn’t been seen in nearly a week.

Chris Virdell was last seen Thursday between 9 and 10 a.m. in the area of 224th Street East and 42nd Avenue East, according to a post on the Bethel School District’s website. He was supposed to catch a Pierce Transit bus to work at a South Hill grocery store but never showed up for his 11:30 a.m. shift.

Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said today that Virdell has been reported missing to the department. His information has been entered into …

]]>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2011/11/09/man-pleads-guilty-in-2010-spanaway-crash/feed/0Woman arrested in connection with arson at Spanaway storehttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2011/04/22/woman-arrested-in-connection-with-arson-at-spanaway-store/
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2011/04/22/woman-arrested-in-connection-with-arson-at-spanaway-store/#commentsFri, 22 Apr 2011 22:32:21 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/?p=28052Pierce County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a woman in connection with an arson earlier this month at a Spanaway Kmart.

Detectives received an anonymous tip on the woman’s identity and conducted a followup investigation. Lakewood police arrested the 21-year-old woman on an outstanding theft warrant, Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said. She was later booked on suspicion of first-degree arson for the Kmart fire.

Flames broke out inside the Kmart, 17911 Pacific Ave. S., about 7:30 p.m. April 13. The fire was set in the painting supply area of the store and sparked several explosions in spray paint canisters …

]]>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2011/04/14/deputies-want-to-id-woman-in-connection-with-arsons-at-spanaway-stores/feed/5UPDATED: Fires at neighboring Spanaway stores believed to be arsonhttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2011/04/14/fires-at-neighboring-spanaway-stores-believed-to-be-arson/
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2011/04/14/fires-at-neighboring-spanaway-stores-believed-to-be-arson/#commentsThu, 14 Apr 2011 15:32:30 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/?p=27892Investigators suspect fires set at two Spanaway stores Wednesday night were arson and now are looking at whether the same person started both.

“We are going with that they are linked together and looking for evidence to prove that,” Central Pierce Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief Randy Stephens said this morning.

Pierce County sheriff’s investigators have no suspects in the case as of this morning. They will be reviewing surveillance footage as part of their search for who might be responsible for the blazes.

]]>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2011/04/14/fires-at-neighboring-spanaway-stores-believed-to-be-arson/feed/0UPDATED: Answers sought in deaths of Spanaway familyhttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2011/04/06/answers-sought-in-deaths-of-spanaway-family/
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2011/04/06/answers-sought-in-deaths-of-spanaway-family/#commentsWed, 06 Apr 2011 18:46:31 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/?p=27672Investigators are waiting for the results of autopsies and forensic tests to hopefully know more about the deaths of three members of a Spanaway family.

Autopsies are scheduled for today on David Stewart, his wife Kristy Sampels and their 5-year-old son Jordan Gregory Stewart.

Investigators suspect the 38-year-old father shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself after a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 5 ended in Tumwater on Tuesday morning. Deputies later found Jordan dead in the couple’s Spanaway house. Jordan’s head had been wrapped in a plastic bag and he was wrapped in a blanket in …

]]>http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2011/04/06/answers-sought-in-deaths-of-spanaway-family/feed/0Power out along part of Pacific Avenue in Spanawayhttp://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2010/09/10/power-out-along-part-of-pacific-avenue-in-spanaway/
http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2010/09/10/power-out-along-part-of-pacific-avenue-in-spanaway/#commentsFri, 10 Sep 2010 13:46:50 +0000http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/?p=22152Residents and businesses along part of Pacific Avenue have no electricity this morning.

The State Patrol reports that power is out from 138th Street to 147th Street along Pacific.

The cause of the outage is not known. It was not due to a traffic accident, the State Patrol reports.